That is all from us here. Join us for the blockbuster double header tomorrow between Chennai and Bangalore and also between Kolkata and Mumbai. Remember, all these teams have qualified for the knock-outs. The results of the matches tomorrow will decide in which position they will finish for the knock-outs. This is Sid V, wishing good bye on behalf of Ajith, Karthik and Srivathsa. Ciao!

Update 10:41 PM IST: It is official. The match has been abandoned. The outfield is too wet to continue. There are too many puddles out on the field.

Update 10:37 PM IST: It is still raining. The big screen in the Kotla is flashing 'Match Abandoned'. We are waiting for official confirmation.

Update 10:28 PM IST: It is still pouring at the Kotla. Nothing to do but wait.

Update 10:04 PM IST: It has not stopped raining. In fact, it is pelting down steadily. The rain is continuing to play hide and seek.

Update 09:36 PM IST: The wind has picked up. There were streaks of lightning in the background and the rain has started.

Update 09:28 PM IST: The rain has stopped. The rain has been playing hide and seek the whole day. The outfield is not all that wet. The umpires will inspect the pitch and the curator is saying that he needs 30 minutes for things to get ready.

Update 09:26 PM IST: As we speak, the rain has eased off. The supper-soppers are out there and are drying the excess water off the field. The covers are still in place.

Update 09:25 PM IST: The rain has still not stopped at Delhi. There were heavy showers predicted later in the day and it had rained yesterday in the capital.

Update 09:05 PM IST: The rain has gotten heavier at the Ferozshah Kotla. We are in for a long delay here.

Right, the umpires have called for the covers. Marsh slipped up as he bowled that ball. The big covers are covering the pitch now. The rain has increased steadily.

10.1

Marsh to Ingram, 1 run, full outside off, Ingram throws his bat at it, gets an outside edge that sails to deep backward point, it lands safely in front of Faulkner, only a single results

The umpires have gotten together. The rain is getting slightly heavier and both the umpires reckon that it could get heavier. But, they are going to continue.

9.6

Yuvraj to Venugopal Rao, no run, flighted delivery, given some air on the off stump, Venugopal Rao gets forward and defends it

9.5

Yuvraj to Ingram, 1 run, tosses it up on the off stump, Ingram dabs it to cover point

9.4

Yuvraj to Ingram, FOUR!!, horror fielding, Ingram makes room, Yuvraj fires it full on middle, he squeezes it out to short third, the fielder dives over the ball to his right, allows it to go to the third man fence

9.4

Yuvraj to Ingram, no ball, full and quick on the pads, Ingram misses the whip and gets hit on the pads, but Yuvi has overstepped, free-hit coming up

9.3

Yuvraj to Ingram, no run, Ingram skips down the track, Yuvraj bowls it flatter just outside off, nudged to short mid

9.2

Yuvraj to Ingram, 2 runs, flighted delivery just outside the leg stump, Ingram sweeps it fine, Ganguly gingerly runs after it and they take a couple

9.1

Yuvraj to Ingram, no run, tossed up on the middle and leg stump, Ingram dabs it to the leg side

Yuvraj Singh, left-arm orthodox, comes into the attack

Venugopal Rao, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Time-out.

8.6

Marsh to Wade, out Bowled!! However, it makes no difference to Marsh as he snaps up Wade! He again backed away to the leg side, Marsh bowls a yorker on the off stump, Wade fails to dig it out and the off stump is knocked out of the ground. Wade b Marsh 11(20)

Marsh to Wade, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Rain is steadily falling at the Kotla here. There was rain predicted today.

8.5

Marsh to Ingram, 1 run, on the pads, Ingram turns it to mid wicket

8.4

Marsh to Wade, 1 run, backs away to the leg side, Marsh bowls it full and wide outside off, Wade reaches out for it and carves it to deep extra cover

8.3

Marsh to Wade, 2 runs, great innovation from Wade, full and straight on middle, Wade scoops it over the keeper, goes behind him and they take a couple

8.2

Marsh to Wade, no run, moves across to the off side, Marsh lands a low full toss outside off, pushed back to the bowler

8.1

Marsh to Ingram, 1 run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump, cramps Ingram for room, he dabs it to short third, Wade was casually setting off for the single, but he realized that it had gone quickly to the fielder, he puts in the hard miles and makes it safely as the fielder misses the throw

7.6

Rahul Sharma to Wade, no run, quicker one, Wade goes on the backfoot and punches it to extra cover

7.5

Rahul Sharma to Ingram, 1 run, square drives it to deep point

7.4

Rahul Sharma to Wade, 1 run, another short ball, Wade rocks back and pulls, but he mistimes it completely, falls on the bounce to the fielder at deep square leg

7.3

Rahul Sharma to Wade, 2 runs, Wade shimmied down the track, Rahul Sharma drags it short and fires a quick one close to the pads, Wade works it into the gap at deep mid wicket for a couple

7.2

Rahul Sharma to Wade, no run, fuller, Wade drives it to short extra cover

7.1

Rahul Sharma to Wade, no run, flatter one, hurries through to Wade, he goes back and dabs it to point

Rahul Sharma, right-arm leg break, comes into the attack

6.6

Marsh to Wade, 1 run, Wade backs away to the leg side, Marsh bowls it on leg stump, driven to long off

6.5

Marsh to Wade, no run, length ball, bowled very slow on middle, Wade taps it back to the bowler

6.4

Marsh to Ingram, 1 run, back of a length but again on the pads, worked to fine leg

6.3

Marsh to Wade, 1 run, short of length outside off, Wade stays back and cracks it to sweeper cover off the back foot

6.2

Marsh to Ingram, 1 run, on the middle and off line this time, Ingram square drives it to sweeper cover

6.1

Marsh to Wade, 1 run, loose start from Mitch, floats a full ball on leg stump, Wade clips it to fine leg

Mitchell Marsh, right-arm medium, comes into the attack

5.6

Mundhe to Wade, 1 run, back of a length on the middle and leg stump, Wade nurdles it to mid wicket

Colin Ingram, left handed bat, comes to the crease

5.5

Mundhe to Naman Ojha, out Caught by Rahul Sharma!! Naman Ojha's painful innings comes to an end! Another full one outside off, Naman Ojha gets forward, bends the back leg and goes for the cover drive, but he ends up slicing it over third man, Rahul Sharma runs to his right and settles underneath that swirler, he takes it, fumbles slightly, but takes it on the second grab, good catch from Rahul and first wicket for Mundhe in the IPL. Naman Ojha c Rahul Sharma b Mundhe 8(19) [4s-1]

Mundhe to Naman Ojha, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

5.4

Mundhe to Naman Ojha, FOUR!!, finally, he connects, he shuffles to the off side, Mundhe lands it full outside off, he wallops it it over mid off, the fielder moves to his left, but the ball is too high, blazes away to the long off fence

5.3

Mundhe to Naman Ojha, no run, Naman Ojha just cannot connect, full just outside off, Naman Ojha again swings and misses

5.3

Mundhe to Naman Ojha, wide, this one is called, full ball that shapes away further outside off, Naman Ojha cannot reach it and wide given

5.2

Mundhe to Naman Ojha, no run, full outside off, Naman Ojha looks to thump it down the ground, but he does not move his feet, he swings and misses

5.1

Mundhe to Naman Ojha, no run, full and slightly wide outside off, curves away a touch wider, Naman Ojha lets it go, it was quite close to the wide line, but the umpire does not give it

Shrikant Mundhe, right-arm fast medium, comes into the attack

4.6

Thomas to Wade, no run, length delivery and around the off stump, Wade dabs it to point, but Ganguly stops it

4.5

Thomas to Wade, no run, around the off stump, Wade looks to thrash it through cover, he swings and misses

4.4

Thomas to Wade, no run, back of a length and tight around the off stump, Wade tries to run it down to third man, but it is too close to the body, missed it

4.3

Thomas to Naman Ojha, 1 run, length ball outside off, Naman Ojha swings through the line and looks to loft it down the ground, mistimes it to mid on

4.2

Thomas to Naman Ojha, no run, back of a length and slanted into middle, Naman Ojha gets forward and defends it

4.1

Thomas to Wade, leg byes, 1 run, shapes into the pads of Wade, he tries to go for the leg glance, comes off the thigh guard

3.6

Faulkner to Wade, 1 run, that has kicked off from the deck, short of length, the ball rears up on Wade, he fends at it and the ball thuds into his gloves, rolls to short mid

3.5

Faulkner to Wade, no run, full delivery in the channel outside off, Wade leaves it

Mathew Wade, left handed bat, comes to the crease

3.4

Faulkner to Warner, out Bowled!! That is an awesome ball and what a first wicket in the IPL for Faulkner! He bowls the back of the hand slower ball, lands it full on the off stump, Warner is deceived by the change in pace, he goes for the drive, he fails to get the bat down in time, uproots the off stump. Warner b Faulkner 19(10) [4s-1 6s-2]

Faulkner to Warner, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

3.3

Faulkner to Naman Ojha, 1 run, very full just outside off, Naman Ojha squeezes it out to short cover, scampers through for a quick single, Pandey again runs in and has a shy at the bowler's end, but he misses

3.2

Faulkner to Warner, 1 run, well bowled, full delivery, bowled from the back of the hand, Warner looks to whip it to the leg side, gets an inside edge that rolls to short fine

3.1

Faulkner to Warner, SIX!!, Warner has decided to tee off here, length ball outside off, right in the slot for this dynamite, he bends down on one knee, hammers it to long on

2.6

Thomas to Warner, 1 run, gets forward and pushes it to point, the fielder dives to his right and keeps it down to a single

2.5

Thomas to Naman Ojha, 1 run, fuller outside off, Naman Ojha goes for the drive, ends up slicing it to third man

2.4

Thomas to Warner, 1 run, Harsha B on air told Uthappa to expect an edge, Warner gets an edge but not what Uthappa desired, full delivery, cuts back a tad into David, he gets an inside edge that rolls to short fine leg

2.3

Thomas to Warner, SIX!!, Warner has also hit the first six of the match, Thomas drags it short and slow on leg stump, Warner waits for it, swings and creams the pull shot to fine leg, sails into the stands

2.2

Thomas to Warner, FOUR!!, that is the best place to hit, slightly overpitched on middle, Warner swings through the line, wallops it to long off for the first boundary of the match

Faulkner to Naman Ojha, no run, great start for Faulkner, just short of a good length on the off stump, Naman Ojha blocks it back to the bowler

1.5

Faulkner to Naman Ojha, no run, tight line, back of a length outside off, Naman Ojha hangs back and taps it to point

1.4

Faulkner to Naman Ojha, no run, another low full toss outside off, Naman Ojha gets a toe-end as he attempts the drive, goes on the bounce to the keeper

1.3

Faulkner to Naman Ojha, no run, fires in the yorker on the off stump, Naman Ojha gets his bat down in time, jams it out to the off side

1.2

Faulkner to Naman Ojha, no run, angles this full delivery across just outside off, Naman Ojha lamely pushes at it, misses it

1.1

Faulkner to Warner, leg byes, 1 run, that is a great ball from Faulkner, starts from over the wicket and bowls a low, dipping full toss, shapes a bit into Warner, he tries to work it to the leg side, misses it and gets rapped on the pads, positive shout for an LBW, but the ball was just clipping the leg stump

James Faulkner, comes into the attack

0.6

Thomas to Naman Ojha, no run, probing line in the channel outside off, Naman Ojha has a waft at it but he does not connect

0.5

Thomas to Naman Ojha, no run, short of length angled into middle and off, Naman Ojha hops and drops it to the off side, Warner shouts a very loud NO, that NO would have been heard all across the Kotla

0.4

Thomas to Naman Ojha, no run, that is pearl from Thomas, lands it on middle, gets the ball to curl away just outside off, Naman Ojha hangs his bat out and gets beaten

Thomas to Warner, leg byes, 1 run, curves into the pads of Warner, he tries to nudge it to square leg, gets hit on the pads and they pinch a leg bye

0.1

Thomas to Naman Ojha, 1 run, almost a run-out first up, it happened in the first match today and it almost happened in this match as well, back of a length that cuts away a touch outside off, Naman Ojha dabs it to cover point, Manish Pandey runs to his right, fires the throw at the bowler's end, Naman Ojha puts in the full length dive, the ball misses the stumps, close call for Naman

Naman Ojha and Warner are at the crease. Naman Ojha is on strike. Thomas will open the attack

Right, the battle to avoid the Wooden spoon is all set to begin. Which team will finish at the bottom of the table this time? Remember, this is the same pitch on which Punjab and Delhi played on May 2nd. In that match, both teams went past 200. Will we see a similar encounter this time? This is Sid V and I will take you through for the first innings.

Yuvraj: After this game we will see who finishes on top (in a sarcastic note to Hogg who asked him whether this is a battle for the wooden spoon). It is not nice to see us finishing at the bottom. Hopefully we will fire with the bat today. We wanted to chase, so actually happy with the toss. Ryder and Parnell are not playing. James Faulkner and Mitchell Marsh are in. We don't want to finish at the bottom. I will try to come up the order and smack a few

Hopes: Yea it has been a very tough season and it has been accentuated by the loss of our captain. Hopefully we will repay the crowd's faith next year, it has been great to see their support. It has got some pace and bounce, but one negative of this ground is the short boundaries on one side. Colin Ingram, Wade are in and all the other seamers are playing except for Morne.

Hello and Welcome to the match between Delhi and Pune at the Ferozshah Kotla. Both teams have had a torrid time this season and they will be looking to end it on a high. Both teams will be desperate to avoid finishing at the bottom of the table. Join us in a short while for the toss.

Preview by Ganesh Chandrasekaran

This match will hold no bearing as to who will qualify for the play offs. It is the battle for the wooden spoon and both teams will find it difficult to find motivation to go hard. The support staff will be doing their bit to ensure that the players do not lose focus and the onus will be on the captains to lead by example. No team would like to finish at the bottom of the table and that could be the talking point in the dressing room. At the same time at the end of a long schedule it will not be surprising if some of the regulars give the game a miss and provide an opportunity for others who have been sitting in the benches a chance in the spotlight.

Pune Warriors India:

Yuvraj Singh never found the golden touch he had during the World Cup in the IPL. The captaincy of a new team seemed to be a burden on his shoulders immediately after the mentally and physically draining WC. He looked good in patches and that seemed to be the story for the team too. They won a couple of games when they started off but struggled to keep the momentum going. Sourav Ganguly was brought in as a late replacement but he could not conjure up any miracles either. This is one last chance for him to prove his mettle in the IPL and he should be raring to go. Rahul Sharma has been the brightest spot in their sorry campaign and the young leggie has impressed quite a few with his ability and attitude. The likes of Uthappa, Manish Pandey and Ryder never quite lived up to the expectations and will be looking to make amends.

Delhi Daredevils:

Delhi have had a curious tournament so far. They never seemed to be performing too badly with the bat on the field but yet the results show a completely different picture. Virender Sehwag was leading the runs tally before he had to walk out to get his shoulder repaired. They rode on the brilliance of

Sehwag in some matches and looked good for more but strangely never got going despite the likes of Warner and Morkel in their ranks. Irfan Pathan, along with David Warner, was one of the biggest disappointments for the team. They never quite stamped even one game with their authority as they ought to. Big things were also expected from Aaron Finch and Ashok Dinda but neither managed to live up to the expectations. They have one last chance to ensure that they do not end up at the bottom in what has been their worst season so far.

Quotes:

Delhi coach Greg Shipperd: We have a fairly young side and they will find their feet in the coming future. Varun Aaron, Umukut Chand and Umesh Yadav have been our positive findings this season. Sehwag is an excellent player but it would be unfair to rely only on our middle order. You need team effort to win the matches.